Liberia vs South Asia: Fertility rate, total
Liberia
3.86 births per woman
in 2024
South Asia
1.98 births per woman
in 2024
Liberia rank
29th
South Asia rank
26th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Liberia
- South Asia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.86 births per woman against 1.98 births per woman in South Asia, a difference of 1.88 births per woman.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 29th and South Asia ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.57 births per woman | 5.96 births per woman | 0.6053 births per woman | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.72 births per woman | 5.38 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.68 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6.18 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.54 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2010s | 4.63 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2020s | 4.02 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2 births per woman | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Liberia or South Asia?
- Liberia, at 3.86 births per woman against 1.98 births per woman in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Liberia and South Asia?
- 1.88 births per woman, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and South Asia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Liberia ranks 29th and South Asia ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.